November 2019 Living Buddhism

Hunter FergusonNEW YORK Living Buddhism: Thank you, Hunter, for sharing your experience with us. What were your early years like? Hunter Ferguson: I was born in Harlem and spent my early childhood in a neighborhood overrun by drugs, violence and gangs. I grew to be shy and scared, thinking people were out to hurt or

[46] The Women’s Division—Suns of Hope Illuminating the Century of Women Part 1 LECTURE February is the Soka Gakkai’s traditional month of propagation. I am deeply moved whenever I think of the many “uncrowned heroes” who deliver the Seikyo Shimbun, in the cold of winter. I chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo for them daily, filled with profound gratitude

PART 3: KOSEN-RUFU AND WORLD PEACE OVERVIEW OF THIS SERIES “The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace” is a three-part series that features key selections from SGI President Ikeda’s collected works, which thus far have been compiled into 150 volumes in Japanese. These selections introduce core concepts expressing the wisdom and universal message of Nichiren

The Driving Force for Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land And now I wonder what karma from past existences has caused Nichiren and his associates to become the proponents of the daimoku of the Lotus Sutra? . . . The neighing of the white horses is the sound of our voices

The Ikeda Wisdom Academy is an SGI-USA youth division movement to engage youth leaders in advanced study. This month, academy members will study chapter 5 of The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life: SGI President Ikeda’s Lecture Series. While the Ikeda Wisdom Academy is a youth leaders study program, all SGI-USA members are invited

A: “What is the social raison d’être of religion apart from working for the happiness of humanity and making the world a better place?”1 “I want to banish the word misery from the face of the Earth.”2 These were the impassioned declarations of first and second Soka Gakkai presidents Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, and

Nichiren Daishonin persevered in his efforts to spread the Mystic Law, overcoming a succession of persecutions in order to establish a teaching that could lead all people to absolute happiness. There are numerous examples of the drama of the oneness of mentor and disciple that unfolded between Nichiren and his disciples. This series shows how

“The sweat of your efforts for kosen-rufu will become precious gems of good fortune, brilliantly dignifying your life forever. Please become the happiest person in Brazil!” —SGI President Ikeda Brazil, rich in culture and natural beauty, is South America’s largest country. It is also home to the Iguazu Falls, one of the largest waterfall systems

This special installment contains key encouragement from volumes 1–10 regarding commonly held questions and concerns. The original content was published in the August 14 and 28, 2019, issues of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Prayer Based On a Vow for Kosen-rufu Is the Source of Victory In October 1960, Shin’ichi Yamamoto attended

This supplementary material highlights SGI President Ikeda’s activities and significant events in the Soka Gakkai’s history from 1960 through 1966 that are covered in volumes 1 through 10 of The New Human Revolution. This material appeared in the August 7 and 21, 2019, issues of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. 1960: The

Deeply committed to the education and development of children and youth, SGI President Ikeda, as the third Soka Gakkai president, established the high school division in June 1964, the junior high school division in January 1965, and the boys and girls division in September 1965—which together comprise the Future Division. The present generation of future

This monthly encouragement by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda was originally published in the October 2019 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. On October 2, 1960, I was en route to Hawaii for my first overseas trip. Placing my hand on the breast pocket of my jacket, in which I had tucked